Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool

“Who were the pundits?” asked Klopp. “Rashford is coming at 100mph in that situation, Trent makes this move, he cuts back and then there needed to be another player.

“Could Trent have done better? Probably. But could he have solved the situation alone? There needs to be a second player.

“Pundits are former defenders and unfortunately they made similar things, in similar situations. It was a brilliant goal from Rashford.

“One of them (Carragher) was for sure, a full back from time to time when he was young.”

Liverpool struggled in the first half both in defence and up front, with the usually electric attacking trident of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane quietened by Mourinho's tactics.

But Klopp was happy with the output of his forwards, denying he was frustrated with their lack of chances, and instead conceded the game hinged on his side's defensive errors.

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“How can I be frustrated when you play against a world class team like Manchester United and don't create a lot of chances?” he added. “It's possible to win here 1-0, if you score early you can win 2-0, but the third and fourth opportunities do not happen very often because they do not change and they do that at the highest level.

“We had enough chances to win, we're just not allowed to concede. I'm not frustrated we didn't create more, if you're 2-0 down you're not at your best.

“It's like getting a knock – you're a little bit dizzy, you have to play football, the whole world is watching. Anything can happen when you're 2-0 down – they can get the third, the fourth, then it's a disaster. So we made something of it.

“We have to defend these two situations better from all areas, then you have opportunities, even against a deep defending side.”